If the investor is paid for their dollars, then they aren't owed anything for them either by the same logic. And they most definitely are paid. Investors are c

If the investor is paid for their dollars, then they aren't owed anything for them either by the same logic. And they most definitely are paid. Investors are compensated for their dollars because they exchange those dollars for time, just as the worker exchanges their time for dollars. Whether an investor puts money up front or not is irrelevant, as it is only converted to time incrementally as the time is traded for it. Any excess dollars in the bank can, and frequently are, returned to the investor in an exit. Hence they only trade in dollars to match what is invested in time (when only accounting for labor).